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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 337

1. Customs reports drawn up by a single officer are authentic until proven otherwise. 2. In the case of offences recorded in a report following a paper audit, proof to the contrary may only be provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-2

…of its conclusion or resulting from the achievement of the purpose for which it is concluded in the cases and under the conditions mentioned in Title IV relating to fixed-term employment contracts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1242-4

At the end of an apprenticeship contract, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded in the cases mentioned in articles L. 1242-2 and L. 1242-3 and, in addition, when the apprentice must fulfil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-9

…s dismissed after 8 months' uninterrupted service with the same employer is entitled, except in the case of gross misconduct, to redundancy pay.This compensation is calculated on the basis of the gros…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Freedom to provide services

Article L221-4

…hat State. This title shall be indicated in the official language of the State of establishment. In cases where no such professional title exists in the State of establishment, the service provider sh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-2

…egal entity governed by public or private law, with a view to the performance of its tasks. In this case, an agreement is signed between the purchaser who concludes the partnership contract and the bo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-68

…of any kind, the benefit of these benefits may not be made conditional on payment on credit.In this case, the creditor or credit intermediary is obliged to offer the consumer the option of paying in c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 N

…taxpayers whose main residence is equipped with internet access and who are able to do so. In other cases, taxpayers use the other means made available to them by the administration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-10

…unds of public order to the decision to admit an asylum seeker to a place of accommodation. In this case, the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration is required to take a new decision on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-14

…where the mayor's administrative account is debated, the town council elects its chairman. In this case, the mayor may, even if he is no longer in office, attend the discussion; but he must withdraw…

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